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Opie’s and Fuseli’s lectures for drawings, 
from the antique. 
After Mr. West had finished the dis¬ 
tribution of that premium, he delivered 
a discourse upon the principles of the 
fine arts, and the best methods of at- 
tainintr excellence in each : which we 
are under the necessity of postponing till 
our next Number. 
The first Number of a new work of 
“ Portraits of Ladies of the most distin¬ 
guished for rank and^ beauty, at the court 
of George the Third ,from paintings by 
Mrs. Mee, and engraved by Cardon, 
580 
Agar, and Schiavonetti, will be pub^ 
lished early in the current ttionth. 
A new work on the antient costume 
of England is just announced, fronni 
drawings by Charles Hamilton, esq. and 
to be engraved in aquatinta, by Messrs. 
Atkinson and Merigot. 
Mr. Dodd, of St. Martin’s Lane, who 
has loag been distinguished as a collector 
of old prints, has announced a new His¬ 
tory or Dictionary of Engravers, who 
have practised the art in wood, metal, or 
otiier substance, froni the 15th century 
to the present time. 
’Reoiaas of New Musical Puhlications. 
REVIEW OF NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS. 
Oh, never, never, say that I vjas false of 
Heart," a Glee for Three Voices. Composed 
by M. P. King, esq. 3i. 
ms glee, which has been sung with 
great applause by Messrs. Braham, 
Vaughan, and Bellamy, at Billington, 
Naldi, and Braham’s, concerts, possesses 
some well-turned passages, and the points 
are ably answered. The style will he 
best described by saying that it seems 
to imitate that of the old English glee; 
in which, while the parts play with some 
felicity against each other, and form a 
kind of vocal repartee, the more close 
and solid combinations bespeak the real 
master as well as man of genius, and 
offer to the judicious ear timt gratifica¬ 
tion which it only can owe to sound and 
legitimate composition. 
The Songs and Duets sung in the Comic Opera of 
Up to Touvn, performed at the Theatre P.oyal 
Covent Garden. Written by T. Dibdn, e-.q. 
"The Music composed by fohn Whitaker, bs. 
Mr. Wi)itaker, in the music now be¬ 
fore us, has evinced, in our opinion, 
considerable talents for dramatic com¬ 
position. The style of the modern opera 
affords but little scope for the display of 
science; but for the exercise of the 
fancy and scenic adaptatiot) offers the 
composer an ample field ; of ihis\i is but 
jtjstice.to say that Mr. VVfiitaker hos so 
ably availed himself, thar, siiould he 
clioose to dedicate his future labors to 
t!ie stage, the operatical writers will 
find their account in resorting to his 
talents. 
U Juliana" a popTar- Air, arranged as a 
Rondo for the Pianoforte, by T. Haigh. 2s. 
The subject of this rondo is judiciously 
selected for the use iiere inad^ of it. 
It has become popular because it is pleas¬ 
ing, and it admits of easy and happy 
turns,and florid embellishments,,because 
it affects none itself; the difficulty was, to 
play and flourish upon it without destroy¬ 
ing its character, and to preserve the 
native expressions, while considerable 
scope was given to the power of adsciti- 
tious decoration: this Mr. Haigh has ef¬ 
fected, and has produced from the pre¬ 
sent stem those scyons of impregnated 
fancy which point out and prove the re¬ 
sources of his mind. 
The Reply," tvritten and composed hy John 
Parry, Editor of the Welsh Melodies, li. 6d. 
Mr. Parry intends this as a sequel to 
tlie jusdy-admired ballad of “ The Re¬ 
quest,” and it is worthy of the design. 
Tiie words do credit to his feelings and' 
metrical taste, and the melody lie has 
assigned them is characterised by an ap¬ 
propriate simplicity and lendeimess of 
expression, 
A favorite Duet for T%uo Performers on One 
Pianoforte^ Composed ly J. GUdon. 2s. 
This fourteenth production of Mr, 
Cildon we are pleased with, on account 
of the simplicity and unaffectedness of 
its style. The facility and natural flow 
of the passages also deserve- our com- 
mendatinu, and we should be unjust to 
fflr, Gildon not to recommend his com¬ 
position to the notice of piano-forte prac* 
citioners in general. 
** Dear Grise," a Song sung by Mr. Lee, in 
the comic Opera of the Five Levers, at the 
Theatre Royal, Dublin. Composed by Mr. 
Cooke . l5. 
Mr. Cooke, in the melody before us, 
has given evidence of much real taste 
for the simple and pathetic. The song ^ 
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